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Board hears how new state education bills will change classroom rules, safety drills and staff social-media use
Summary
Board staff outlined several recently passed state laws — including a bell-to-bell personal device ban and limits on active-shooter simulations — and described steps the district will take on policy, communications and compliance ahead of July 1 implementation deadlines.
Mr. Reid, the district’s legislative liaison, briefed the board on multiple pieces of state legislation that the district must translate into policy and practice in the coming months. He said the most immediately consequential is House Bill 2299, which requires districts to prohibit staff from privately messaging students on social media and directs districts to adopt policies restricting student access to personal electronic communication devices during the school day. "The law prohibits students from accessing personal electronic communication devices bell to bell," Mr. Reid said, noting the district will need to adopt board policy prior to July 1 and create enforcement procedures and handbook language.
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